Center for Music by People with Disabilities

Analysis

Center for Music by People with Disabilities is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Music by People with Disabilities reported income of $95k and spending of $105k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $237k to $95k (-60%), an average of -60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Music by People with Disabilities sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ligon Arts Boosters Inc ($95k), Pumphouse Players Inc ($95k) and Brunswick-Potomac Foundation Inc ($95k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $263k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $263k. It reported 14 employees.